Mad Chat Podcast
1) The Halloween Special (w/Tracy Clayton)
Season 1 of Mad Chat concludes with the one and only Tracy Clayton (living legend and former co-host of “Another Round”), who joins Sandy to defend a problematic fave holiday—Halloween. Along the way ...Show More
2) Donnie Darko (w/Jonah Bossewitch)
“Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!” [This episode contains the brief sound of gun shots at 1:36] Sandy and educator, technologist and activist Jonah Bossewitch ring in spooky season...Show More
3) We want your spooky stories (kind of)
We want to hear your most problematic Halloween/mental health stories!
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Batman: The Animated Series (w/Yassir Lester)
“I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.” Yassir Lester — comedian and writer/actor on Showtime’s Black Monday — joins Sandy to dissect the beautifully dark and twisted Saturday morning cartoon, ...Show More
5) Frasier (w/Nichole Perkins)
"I don’t know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs..." Writer, "Thirst Aid Kit" co-host, and Niles Crane super-fan Nichole Perkins joins host Sandy Allen to dissect the immensely pop...Show More
6) Killing Eve (w/Sarah Kay)
“There’s something about…the way you are…” [This episode contains the sound of brief gunshots at 4:35] Sandy chats with poet and “Sincerely, X” podcast host Sarah Kay about Killing Eve, the popular BB...Show More
7) Dawson’s Creek (w/Esmé Weijun Wang)
“It's a preposterous soap opera about a bunch of teenagers who talk too much." Host Sandy Allen is joined by writer Esmé Weijun Wang (author of ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’) to chat about Dawso...Show More
8) Reefer Madness (w/Amanda Chicago Lewis)
Tell your children! Host Sandy Allen is joined by reporter Amanda Chicago Lewis (Rolling Stone's cannabis columnist) to discuss Reefer Madness — the old movie, the less old spoof movie musical, a...Show More
9) Six Feet Under (w/Caroline Mazel-Carlton)
“Your father is dead and my pot roast is ruined.” Hearing Voices movement activist, speaker, and rabbi-in-training Caroline Mazel-Carlton joins host Sandy Allen to discuss the seminal TV show Six Feet...Show More
10) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (w/Meredith Talusan)
"She's so broken inside!" "The situation's a lot more nuanced than that?" Writer Meredith Talusan joins host Sandy Allen to talk about Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, how the show depicts mental illnes...Show More